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Padayani

Feel the great ethnic art of Kerala

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Padayani

Indulge into the colors of nature

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Padayani

Lets celebrate the nature

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Padayani

Feel the Divinity of Dravida Culture

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Padayani

Exotic mix of Classical Elegance and Folk Fantasy

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Padayani

Braided with the Colours, Music and the Spirit of Villages

Kolam Making

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Forms of folk deities drawn on green areca leaf sheaths, cut made and planed, stitched together in specific shapes are called ‘kolam’. Colouring materials are collected from the surroundings. Creation of kolam is actually a complex process. No artificial substance is used here. Leaf sheath carefully detached from areca palm is cut at both ends. Upper surface is planed removing greenish parts using very small knife. Sheath pieces thus made are of uniform thickness. They are then cut into definite shapes as required for each Kolam. Number of sheaths used for kolam creation vary from one to one thousand one. Arrangement and alignment of each kolam different much from one another some are with face masks, some others are crown shaped, some are intended to mount on the head of the performer with the help of others as a few numbers are to be fixed on wooden frames moving on wheels.

Kolam Thullal

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Kolamthullal is the most spectacular item that makes Padayani an ecstatic experience. To pacify Kaali to get rid Kavilamma of the ill effects of wicked deities such as Pishachu, Madan, marutha, Yakshi etc. and thus to protect the folk people from calamities, persons disguised as these spiritual forces (Kolam) should perform dances in tune with kolappattu and thappumelam.

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കളമെഴുത്ത് ഗ്രാമദേവതയുടെ ചിത്രകാവ്യം

ജി. ഭാര്‍ഗവന്‍ പിള്ള

ഭദ്രകാളിയേപ്പോലെ ബഹുമുഖ സ്വഭാവക്കാരിയായ ഉഗ്രമൂര്‍ത്തി ലോകചരിത്രത്തില്‍ മറ്റെങ്ങുമില്ല. ദക്ഷനെ വധിക്കുവാന്‍ വേണ്ടി പിറന്നതെന്നുള്ള

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Padayani A Perfect Life Science

Kadammanitta Reghukumar

Kerala- the ‘God’s own country’ is a birth place for innumerable art forms filled with life and social values. In addition to the level of worship or artistic presentations, they have the flavour of life of old generations. These older generations are intellegant in finding art in their professions and are

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Padayani Rural Tantras

Dr. Marc-Paul Lambert

South Indian tantras are often associated with temple practices as introduced by the Brahmins. If tantric scenology acts as a physical model that will work for the whole classical Indian theater, one may overlook the importance of another model based on the Mask technique developed through village cultural practices with Pre-dravidian origins.